LearnNest vs PhysicsBench
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LearnNest
Transform your notes and knowledge into daily flashcard review sessions. Build a consistent study habit with tracking tools and customizable goals. Organize your learning with themed decks or mix cards for focused study.
- Daily flashcard review sessions
- Built-in decks and simple review loop
- Streak and progress tracking
- Customizable daily goals
- Organize by deck
- Import study materials (Pro)
- iCloud Sync (Pro)
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LearnNest helps you turn notes, classes, and small pieces of knowledge into quick daily flashcard review sessions. Review without the setup - Start with built-in decks and a simple daily review loop - Tap a card, reveal the answer, and mark what you know - No account required to begin studying Build a steady habit - Track streaks, known cards, and weekly activity - Set a daily goal and session size that fits your schedule - Optional reminders help you keep momentum Organize by deck - Browse themed decks for quick focused sessions - Search decks when your library grows - Mix cards from multiple decks in one daily session LearnNest Pro - Import your own study materials from TSV, CSV, or Anki-style TXT - Export imported cards as editable LearnNest files - Keep imported materials and progress in sync across devices with optional iCloud Sync - Manage subscriptions, restore purchases, and open billing help from Settings Built for iPhone and iPad - Local-first study data stays on your device unless you enable optional Pro iCloud Sync - Clean SwiftUI design with English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese support - Requires iOS 17.6 or later LearnNest is for students and self-directed learners who want a lighter way to review consistently.
PhysicsBench
Explore and solve real-world physics puzzles involving circuits, optics, and mechanics. Learn the underlying formulas with detailed explanations and track your progress through various difficulty levels. Features an AR mode for interactive experimentation and offline functionality.
- Real physics simulations
- 108 levels across 7 subjects
- Principle Card with formulas
- Daily experiments and streaks
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Offline functionality
- Level editor and sharing
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Solve real physics, not fake wiring puzzles. PhysicsBench simulates actual circuits, light paths and torque — then shows you the formula behind your solution. Wire a battery, close a switch, watch current flow and a bulb light up. Bounce a beam off mirrors into the target. Balance a lever with the right weights. Every level ends with a Principle Card: the law, the formula, and your level's real numbers substituted in. MAIN FEATURES • 108 levels across seven subjects: Circuits, Optics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Electromagnetism, Heat & Fluids, Waves & Sound • Three difficulties per subject: Intro, Core, Brainer • True simulation — nodal analysis for DC circuits with diodes and capacitors, ray tracing for light, torque balance, and closed-form models for motion, induction, heat and sound • Principle Card after every solve, with your own values • Daily experiment with streaks • Courses by topic, a review queue for levels you needed hints on, and a mastery radar • Unlimited hints, never a consumable • Import and play levels friends share as a code or .physlab file • AR experiment bench: pendulum, ramp, projectile, collision and buoyancy run in 3D with the engine's real numbers; rotate, zoom, tune them and place them on your desk in AR • Home-screen widget, Apple Pencil notes and bench recording • Works fully offline. No ads, no accounts, no tracking PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • All 108 levels, including every Brainer level • Full step-by-step derivation on every Principle Card • Frame-by-frame replay with velocity and force arrows, and a draggable RC charging curve • Free Bench lab: sliders for every model, plus building, naming and saving experiments • Level editor that proves your puzzle is solvable before you share it • Full probe panel: per-branch voltage, current and power; every beam path; torque breakdown • Four extra themes and three alternate app icons • Future local Pro levels in this app ANSWER REPORTS — OPTIONAL Pro includes every answer and all Pro features. One-time purchase. No subscription. Three sample answers per category are free to view again. Unlock Pro for all remaining answers. Existing answer-pack purchases can still be restored for their original difficulty. PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. Progress syncs through your own private iCloud. No account, no analytics SDK, no data sent to us. NOTE Levels use teaching-simplified models (ideal wires, batteries with internal resistance, single-colour rays). The in-app "About the model" page lists every assumption. Support · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use are in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PhysicsBench at every 4 days against LearnNest's weekly. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LearnNest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PhysicsBench sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LearnNest ships an update weekly, PhysicsBench every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LearnNest | PhysicsBench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 树伟 杨 | 献慧 陈 |
Customer experience
LearnNest
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In-app purchases
LearnNest
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$7.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$39.99
PhysicsBench
- Intro Answers$0.99
- Core Answers$1.99
- Brainer Answers$2.99
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- Pro Lifetime$4.99









